Kids of Character: Elijah Abraham

By showing politeness and respect to everyone, Elijah Abraham has set an example for his classmates.

"I believe that performing acts of benevolence and tolerance should be practiced by all," Elijah says. "I am simply acting in a fashion that can be considered aligned with my faith and my philosophy."

Ariel Hertz, English teacher: Elijah has exhibited kindness on a number of occasions in my classroom. He is usually one of the first students to enter first period, and when he does he will go out of his way to place my doorstop in the door or hold the door for other students.

He politely says good morning to all of the his classmates, as well as me. In addition, any time he is confused or needs clarification, he says 'excuse me' and then 'thank you' for the help given. He is polite and respectful toward everyone in the room.

Elijah is also extremely responsible. He is rarely absent and does all of his work to his utmost potential. He makes sure he follows all guidelines and goes above and beyond with his writing and homework. Elijah was very ill and still came to take his exam in my class in order to not get behind.

Elijah is a pleasure to have in class. He sets an example for the other students in terms of his demeanor, polite nature and the overall respect he shows toward everyone. He is the type of student every teacher would love to have in class.

Antonella and Charles Abraham, parents: Elijah is very mature and disciplined. He will focus on his school assignments and push diversion aside until after his academic tasks are completed. He has always had a positive attitude toward his education and he enjoys learning. He is self-driven and never needs reminding to do homework. He keeps a balance between school and school clubs.

It is no surprise that he is seen as respectful and mature to teachers and peers. We witness Elijah's interactions with others and are pleased that he has grown into such as polite and courteous young man. We are proud of our son and know that he will find a niche where he can apply his caring for others, along with his academic interests. We only see continued growth in his compassion as he continues along on his lifelong journey of learning.

Elijah Abraham: My morals of both promoting a society of benevolence and in achieving all goals I set motivate me to act as I do on a daily basis. I am motivated to act as I do because of the ways I was raised and lessons I've learned growing up. I was taught to do so by my parents, grandparents and teachers.

I solely maintain my morals demonstrated through my ethics of wanting to help my peers, wanting to strive for achievements and wanting to generate a prosperous society.